Improved washing-machine



IINITED STATES PATENT OEEICEo ALBERT JOYNER, OF ELTON, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVED WASHING-MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatv I, ALBERT JoYNER., of Elton, in the county ot'Walworth and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and ImprovedWashing-Machine; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof', which Will enable others skilledin the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specilication, in which-.Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of my invention, taken onthe plane of the line im x, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view of my1n vention. y j

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

Myinvention consistsin aremovable flute-d or grooved concave, havin gperl'orations through it for permitting the Water to rise up underneaththe clothes which are beingh washed.

It also consists in a peculiar manner of connecting the roller'carriageto the uprights.

To enable others to understand my invention, I will proceed to describeit.

A designates the box of the machine, and this may be of any suitableshape. Into this box is placed the rubbing-concave designated by theletter B, and it is so placed therein as to be removable at pleasure.The wash-board is tluted or grooved in a direction transversely with themachine, and through it there are made a number of perforations b.

By placingjust water. enough in the box to cover the concave at itscenter and lowest "part, the garment can be Wholly or partly submergedin the water, the perforations toward 'each end of the rubbing-concavepermitting the water,

after passing through the garments, to leave the board, and thus freshwater may be always kept upon'the garment.

C C C designate three luted rollers, which are mounted in an arc-shapedcarriage, D, and placed on a line corresponding with the concavity ot'the rubbing-surface. This carriage D is pivoted at one end to arms E,which are journaled in uprights F, secured to the sides of the box A,and at the other there is a bar, c, or the like, which may be taken holdof for operating the washing-machine.

The journals of the arms E are held in bearings in the uprights byswinging plates G, which press against the ends ot' the arms, and thuskeep the journals into their boxes or bearings. Therefore, when it isdesired to remove the tinted rollers and their carriage, it is necessaryto throw up the plate G, when the arms can be drawn toward `each otherand the whole lifted from the machine.

For bearings for the arms of the carriage, a number of holes are made inthe uprights B, so that the distance ot' the rollers from therubbing-concave can be regulated according to the bulk of the clothesbeing' washed.

This machine is simple and etticien t, and all its parts can be readilyremoved from the box A whenever desired.

What l claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The manner, substantiallyas shown,of keeping the journals on which therubbing-concave is suspended in their bearings.

'ALBERT JOYNER.

Witnesses:

NEWTON MCGEAW, HENRY FEETER.

